Oxford City Chess Club welcomes players of all strengths. Join us for fun and games at 147 Banbury Road OX2 7AN. Mondays from 7.30pm
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Oxford City Chess Club welcomes players of all strengths. Join us for fun and games at 147 Banbury Road. Mondays from 7.30pm !
Junior chess in Oxford thrives!
Shout out to Noah Bevis on a great showing in the Annemasse Masters in France over half term. Nice one Noah! @EngChessTrack s1.chess-results.com/tnr1485…
A wonderful evening of instructive and exciting chess from FM Kenneth Hobson who took on 17 players. W 14 D 1 L 2. Congratulations to winners David Warimwe and Raffael Geier. Thank you Kenneth for your time and skill!
ALT Raffael wins
ALT David is the first victor
Jan finishes in joint first in Stockholm ahead of an international field. Tantalisingly close to an IM norm and a 2391 performance. Brilliant! @ecfchess @EngChessTrack s1.chess-results.com/tnr1502…
ALT Jan Murawski
Zack Norris v Emil Steiners images.chesscomfiles.com/upl…
The 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14 was won by CM Zack Norris. He beat the tricky Latvian CM Emils Steiners on demand to pip Emils to the tournament win. It was a very entertaining game with which to finish #chess
Congratulations to Jan, Shambavi and Gabriel for their great results in the Delancey UK Schools U-18 Terafinal, the biggest UK junior chess competition. Well done! @Delancey_UKCC @ChessEnglish @EngChessTrack @oxford4nclteams
ALT Shambavi Hariharan and Jan Murwaski
ALT final rankings
Check out our website for chess events in the Oxford region and our new puzzles section! @ecfchess @oxford4nclteams @EngChessTrack @OxonJuniorChess oxfordcitychessclub.com/puzz…
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GM Jonathan Speelman turns 70 today.
Born in London, he was a central figure in the strong English generation of the 1980s: three-time British Champion (1978, 1985 and 1986), world No. 5 in 1988 with a peak rating of 2645, and a Candidates semi-finalist in 1989 after beating Yasser Seirawan and Nigel Short – before losing to Jan Timman.
Known for an original, unorthodox style and deep endgame analysis, he also beat Garry Kasparov in a televised speed event in 1989 and went on to win the tournament. A long-time chess columnist and author, Speelman remains active over the board.
GM performance from the Oxford graduate. Go Tom! lichess.org/broadcast/46th-f…
Great to have a full house on opening night for the new season. Many new faces! Looking forward to tonight’s AGM and blitz tournament.
The new chess season approaches!
Check out our 3-month calendar of events in Oxfordshire and beyond. oxfordcitychessclub.com/even…
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Entries are open for the Witney Rapidplay tournament on Sunday 20th September 2026 at Cokethorpe School, Witney.
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Was it clean? No. Was it perfect? Definitely not. Was it tremendous fun? You bet!
Well done Aden, what a fantastic result!
Double British Champion! Aden came 1st in both the U12 Standard with 7/7 and the U12 Rapid with 6.5/7. @ecfchess 🥇🥇
Many congratulations to Jan Murawski (15) on fulfilling requirements for the FM title at #BCC2026
A just reward for years of hard work and dedication. Well done Jan! #BritishChess @ecfchess @oxford4nclteams
The exciting last-round game v Tim Wall that won Jan the title. images.chesscomfiles.com/upl…
